A swarm of Beedrill appeared in ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'', chasing {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}} because Clemont's phonograph attracted the Poison Bee Pokémon instead of the {{AP|Fletchling}} he was trying to attract.

A swarm of Beedrill appeared in ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'', chasing {{Ash}}, {{an|Clemont}} and {{an|Bonnie}} because Clemont's phonograph attracted the Poison Bee Pokémon instead of the {{AP|Fletchling}} he was trying to attract.

Biology

Beedrill mostly resembles a bipedal wasp; however, it only has four legs instead of six and lacks pigment pits. Beedrill's head is round with a slightly pointed mouth, large, red eyes, and antennae in the shape of the number seven. Its forelegs are tipped with long, conical stingers. It stands on its other two legs, which are long, segmented, and insectoid in shape. Beedrill has two pairs of rounded, veined wings, and another stinger on its striped abdomen.

Beedrill is highly territorial and normally lives in colonies. As seen in the anime, Beedrill seems to be especially concerned with the welfare of Weedle and Kakuna, and it will respond aggressively to those that disturb them. Disturbing a swarm of Beedrill will cause the whole colony to attack. It flies at high speed and attacks using the large venomous stingers on its forelegs and abdomen. The two stingers on its forelimbs allow it to use its former signature move, Twineedle. It will take the victims of its attacks back to its nest for food. Beedrill nests in forests and misty wooded areas.

Beedrill, the Poison Bee Pokémon. Beedrill fly quickly and attack using poison stingers on their fore legs and tail.

This concludes the entries from the Black & White series.

In the manga

Beedrill in Pokémon Adventures

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

In the The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, Ash caught a Beedrill in Kanto, and it was part of a swarm that he had disturbed when he caught a Mankey. He thought this Beedrill, along with Mankey, would help him to raise his Trainer level, but it couldn't.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

A herd of angry Beedrill attacked Red because Saur accidentally hit their hive. Both the Trainer and his Pokémon were badly stung afterwards.

Later, Giovanni uses a Beedrill twice, first against Red at Viridian Gym, then against Lance on Cerise Island. Giovanni has stated that one of his most treasured and strongest team members is a Beedrill he caught in his childhood from Viridian Forest, which eventually helped Yellow who was also facing Lance. It is also one of the few members of his team that isn't a Ground-type.

Other sprites

Trivia

Beedrill can be seen as a parallel to Butterfree. Both of their unevolved stages evolve into their respective first evolutionary stages at level 7, which then evolve into their respective final forms at level 10. They both also go through metamorphosis-like evolution and share a base stat total of 395.

In Pokémon Conquest, Beedrill is the only Pokémon that is featured without its evolutionary relatives.